UCI’s Harris earns first-team laurels

UC Irvine senior men’s basketball standout Jordan Harris has been

named first-team All-Big West Conference by the circuit’s coaches.

The 6-foot-5 forward averages a team-high 12.8 points per game, as

well as 4.4 rebounds. A starter in 26 of 27 games this season, he

averaged 19.8 points and 5.8 rebounds the past four games.

Junior 7-0 center Adam Parada earned second-team All-Big West

honors. He is averaging 12.3 points and a team-leading 6.1 rebounds.

He is shooting 56% from the field, which leads the conference.

UCI senior Mike Hood received honorable mention. Hood, a 6-4

guard, is averaging 10 points and leads UCI with 46 three-pointers

this season. He tops the conference in free-throw percentage (.917)

and he ranks second in three-point field-goal percentage for Big West

games at .432.

Jeff Gloger, the ‘Eaters’ starting redshirt freshman point guard,

was named to the Big West All-Freshman team. The 6-4 Gloger has 72

steals, a UCI single-season record, and also leads the Anteaters with

75 assists. He is averaging 8.3 points.

Coach Pat Douglass’ Anteaters (19-8), finished second in the

regular-season conference race with a 13-5 mark. UCI faces

seventh-seeded Cal State Northridge (14-14, 8-10 in the Big West) in

a Big West Tournament quarterfinal Thursday at 6 p.m. at the Anaheim

Convention Center.

The starting five for the UCI women’s team received recognition,

topped by junior Christina Galloway and senior Wendy Gabbe, who both

earned second-team laurels.

Junior Kristen Green and sophomore Lisa Faulkner were afforded

honorable mention, while Lauren Yadon was selected to the

all-freshman team.

Callaway, a 6-0 forward, averages a team-high 13.5 points and 8.1

rebounds and her eight double-doubles are second most in the Big

West.

Gabbe, a 5-11 forward, averages 12.7 points and leads the team

with 54 three-pointers.

Green, a 5-8 guard, averages 11.1 points and 5.9 boards, while

Faulkner, a 5-5 guard, averages a conference-leading 6.7 assists,

which also ranks 13th nationally. She scores 8.4 per game.

Yadon, a 6-3 forward, averages 10 points and 5.7 rebounds for

Coach Mark Adams’ squad, which opens the Big West Tournament

Wednesday at 8:30 p.m. with a quarterfinal clash against Idaho at the

Anaheim Convention Center.

UC Santa Barbara junior Branduiin Fullove is the men’s Big West

Player of the Year, while Gauchos head man Bob Williams is awarded

Coach of the Year. UC Riverside’s Nate Carter was recognized as

Freshman of the Year.